Recurrence outcome of lymph node ratio in gastric cancer after underwent curative resection: A retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

D2 dissection has been regarded as the standard procedure for locally advanced gastric cancer (GC). Number of lymph nodes (LN) harvested is an important factor for accurate staging. The number of LN retrieved and the metastasis LN status are also important factors to determine the prognosis. This study aims to evaluate whether lymph node ratio (LNR) could be a prognostic indicator of GC patients following curative resection.

Patients and methods

Single center retrospective cohort study of GC patients underwent curative resection from January 1995 to December 2016 was conducted. The patients were categorized into 3 groups based on LNR (0.00-0.35, >0.35-0.75, and >0.75-1.00) and 2 groups based on number of LN retrieved (<15 and ≥ 15). Kaplan-Meier method was used

SUBMITTER: Supsamutchai C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7191314 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature